Denise McMahon I must get with my granddaughter on the name of the castle. I suggested she keep a daily journal. Ill let you know Pierson I'll check with my son on this problem he's a programer. His phone line is busy right now. We came across the Scotish border at Gretna Green. Gretna Green has a wonderful history. When I came across the border the sun sparkled alittle more and the grass was greener ,and swaying softly , was the wheat. I think it was wheat maybe rye. But golden like wheat. Gretna is just a small town the main area is circular with white cottages with black trim There is a bunch of ordinary gift shops in this area. But the exciting thing was the blacksmith shop. It is now a musuem. People of the 17 and 18 hundreds would fly with their ladies there from England to get married over the anvil. I walked toward the musuem and I saw a piper and heard the haunting sounds of bagpipes. He had a beautiful white beard and nice looking legs Ha! , a blue and red tartan and the tam. I sat at a beautiful fountain that made soft music and heard the haunting bagpipe at the same time. Ive always wanted to be there and even with the modern gift shops nearby I went back in time and imagined a time of horses, carriages,ladies and their lovers getting married over the anvil. I went into the musuem and saw three wedding gowns of different periods. I read the history of Gretna and lo and behold I hear a Scot speaking in the next room. I looked in and saw a wedding taking place over the anvil. The preacher had on a kilt and had a hammer in his hand. He spoke with a heavy broge and the couple were old and I mean old. I stood in awe when the Scot hit the hammer on the anvil and they were remarried. They still perform marriages there all of the time. My husband thought I was nuts. Ha. We got a bed and breakfast about 4 miles away in the town of Ecclefechan. It was called the Carlyes House. Over 200 years old. Across the street was the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle his house was built in 1793. He rubbed shoulders with Dickens, Darwin, and Thackeray. This Im quoting from a paper I kept. His beginnings in Ecclefechan had a strong impact on Carlyle and contributed to his development as one of the most powerful influences on 19th- century British thought. The next day we went about 10 miles to Lockabe where the plane crashed and said a prayer for all of the people who lost their lives and their families. Then we went through Edinbough and on up to Perth. More later Jean